Pete Rozelle

Art Modell may have returned football to Baltimore, but in the eyes of the silver-haired owner, the Ravens were clearly a team of the people. Eleven years ago, amid a swirl of confetti following the Ravens' Super Bowl victory in Tampa, a tearful Mr. Modell hoisted the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft and declared, “To the people in Baltimore City, to the people in Baltimore County and to the state of Maryland, this belongs to you.” And following the team's triumphant return to their training complex in Owings Mills, Mr. Modell had team officials tote the seven-pound silver trophy up and down Bonita Avenue, allowing cheering fans to reach out and touch it. “Art had...

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